Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Musa paradisiaca
Scientific Name and Description
Musa paradisiaca L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Musa × paradisiaca L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | banana |
| Hindi | kela, kell, mouz |
| Kannada | baale, baale hannu, bale, bale-hannu, balehannu, bare, budibaale, chandrabaale, elakkibaale, elebaale, elebale, gulurbaale, haavubaale, havubalai, havubale, hombaale, jenubaale, kadali, kallubale, kandu, kathabalai, kattebale, kattubaale, kattubale, madarangabaale, mavuju, paccabale, pachabalai, pachabale, rambhe, yelebale |
| Malayalam | bala, bata, ettakkaya, ettavala, kadalam, kadalivala, kalvazha, karinkadali, kashthila, kodali, ksetrakadali, kunnan, piccha, vala, vannan, vazha, vvala |
| Marathi | kadali, kaela, kela, sonakaela |
| Sanskrit | kadala, kadali, rambha |
| Tamil | acaram#, acokam 3, aconam#, aconam@, ampanam@, ampanamaram, ankisam, ankitam@, ankucam@, ankuram, araimarai, aramanapam, arampaimaram, araparuttam, arecikam, arilatikam, arotakam, arpakatam, arparuttam, attivisanika, carataru, cukantitam, cukantitamaram, cukarakam, cukumaram, cuntaraman, irampa, irattapittanacani, kadali, kadali valai, katalakam, katalam, katali#, kattila1, kattilai, kattilam, kavar, kavariya, kavariyamaram, kavarkali, kavavucil, konran, kuccatantikam, latan, mamputai, manakkolam, mancitalai, mancitalaimaram, marapala, marupuka, miruttiyupalai 2, mocai 2, mocakam#, mocakam$, mocakam@, mocakamaram, mocam 3, mocatam 2, moccam, mokam 3, mondan vazai, montan valai, nakarautati, nantam2, nattam2, nattukkatali2, nattuvalaimaram, nicaram2, nimpiyam, nirampiyamaram2, nirampiyaputpam, ocaimaram, piccai3, piracu, putpaki, putpakimaram, putpam2, tampuraki, tampurakimaram, tampuravallam, tanattaypata, tantuvika, tantuvikkiriyai, tarpayarpatentam, tataccatai, tataccataimaram, tatam, tatam#, tatapattiri, tatipattirimaram, tayaikkolli3, tayaikkonran3, taykkolli2, tenni, tevakanni2, tiranapati, tirkkapanni, tirkkaparni, tirkkapattirakam2, tirkkapattiram1, tirunacarai, tirunacaraimaram, uruttampai, vaazhai, valei, valei pullum, vallakai, vallakaimaram, vallam, vanalatcumi, varapucai, vayatani, vazhai, vazhai thandu, vicai, virai 4@, viruccika 2, vizhaip-pazham |
| Telugu | amrithapany, ananthi, ananti, anathi, anati, anthi, anti, arathi, arati, aratikaya, aratthi, aratti, aretti, ariti, ariti chettu, batila, bontaarati, bontarati, bontayarati, bontharanthi, chakrakaeli, desavala chakrakaeli, errachakrakaeli, errarati, kadalamu, kadali, kamaretti, karpoora chakravkaeli, komarettie, kommanati, kommanatti, kommarati, kommaratti, kommu ariti, kommuariti, naatabam, nalla-ariti, nallarati, paccarati, pachharati, rambha, sugandhaalu, tatacchadamu, tatachhadamu, thatachhadamu, theneyarathi |
| Tibetan | chu sin |
| Urdu | kela (mouz) |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Flowers
Fruits
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)